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KMID : 0383820080640060451
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2008 Volume.64 No. 6 p.451 ~ p.455
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A Case of Angio-invasive Pulmonary Mucormycosis with Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus
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Cho Yu-Ji
Kang Myoung-Hee
Kim Hyeon-Sik
Jeong Yi-Yeong
Jang In-Seok
Kim Ho-Cheol
Hwang Young-Sil
Lee Jong-Deok
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Abstract
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Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon, serious opportunistic infection caused by fungi belonging to the order Mucorales and it occurs exclusively in debilitated or immuno-compromised hosts. It is known that the fungi can invade the blood vessels and cause serious ischemic necrosis and bleeding5. We experienced a fatal case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic 75-year-old man who developed a progressive necrotizing lesion despite administering proper and prompt medical and surgical treatment. We report here on this case along with a review of the relevant medical literature.
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KEYWORD
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Mucormycosis, Angio-invasive, Diabetes-mellitus
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